Monday, October 8, 2012

The New Alternative to No Lye perm...Egg & Soy?!




What a plant-based hair relaxer????





While chit-chatting with a friend of mine we were talking about hair, when I asked if she still permed her hair....she expressed that she doesn't perm with lye anymore but with a less harsh perm that has a soy & egg base.

Known as a Phytospecific hair relaxer (phytorelaxer) is a hair care product designed to loosen the wave/curl pattern out of hair. A phytospecific relaxer is supposed to be free of harsh chemicals that are often found in lye/no lye hair relaxers. Phytospecific relaxers contain egg & soy; having soy qualifies this relaxer as a "phyto" (plant based) relaxer. The product is advertised by manufacturers to relax hair temporarily with he egg and soy extracts the active ingredient in relaxing the hair. 
The issue with this product is it is misleading as it also contains Guanidine carbonate or carbonic acid with guanidine, known as an organic salt. It is this organic salt that activates the relaxer's straightening properties as the guanidine carbonate has a pH level between 11.5-12.5, very similar to the pH levels in lye relaxers.







Advertised on Sephora.com costs $60.00 for one kit :

Ingredients listed below


-Egg Extract: Relaxes.
-Shiitake Mushroom Salt: Boosts the action of the egg extract.
-Soybean Extract: Restructures the hair shaft.
-Wheat Proteins: Strengthen and repair. 

PS641 Pre Calm Balm:
Zea Mays (Corn) Germ Oil (Maïs), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Isopropyl Myristate, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (Huile De Ricin), Hydrogenated Castor Oil (Dérivé D'huile De Ricin), Copernica Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Bha, Bht.
PS642 Straightening Balm:
Water / Aqua, Mineral Oil / Paraffinum Liquidum, Emulsifying Wax Nf, Propylene Glycol, Egg Extract / Ovum (Extrait D'?uf), Steareth-100, Peg-75 Lanolin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Oleth -20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Peg-10 Rapeseed Sterol, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein (Soja), Fragrance / Parfum, Egg Oil / Ovum (Huile D'?uf).
PS653 Inductor Index 2:
Water / Aqua, Guanidine Carbonate, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Yellow 5 / Ci 19140, Red 4 / Ci 14700.
PS645 Milky Restructurer:
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol (Dérivé D'huile De Coco), Propylene Glycol, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Distearyldimonium Chloride (Dérivé De Colza), Mineral Oil / Paraffinum Liquidum, Water / Aqua, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride (Dérivé De Gomme Guar), Stearic Acid, Ceteareth-33 (Dérivé D'huile De Coco), Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (Dérivé De Protéines De Blé) Amodimethicone, Acetamidoethyl Pg-Trimonium Chloride, Canola Oil, Fragrance / Parfum, Lanolin Alcohol, Oleyl Alcohol, Isolaureth-6, Octoxynol-40, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Yellow 5 / Ci 19140.
PS644 Neutralizing and Cleansing Emulsion:
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract (Guimauve), Water / Aqua, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (Dérivé D'huile De Coco), Propylene Glycol, Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate (Dérivé D'huile De Coco), Vinegar / Acetum (Vinaigre De Cidre), Peg-15 Cocopolyamine (Dérivé D'huile De Coco), Peg-4 Rapeseedamide (Dérivé D'huile De Colza), Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride (Dérivé De Gomme Guar), Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate, Laureth-10 (Dérivés D'huile De Coco), Fragrance / Parfum, Cinchona Succirubra Bark Extract (Quinquina), Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Benzoic Acid, Tetrasodium Edta, Phenolsulfonphthaleine, Sodium Benzoate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Bisulfite.


 Knowledge is key!

So ladies any thoughts on this product?
 Would you use it?
 Already use this product? 
How does it work?
 Is it worth the price? 

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